Passive House Certified Doors

Garth hood passive house designer and owner of thoughtful dwellings chooses passive house doors for all his design construction and renovation projects we interviewed garth to learn more about these amazing doors.

Passive house certified doors. 300 300a fixed windows. Manufactured at our state of the art manufacturing facility. Garth designs incredibly energy efficient homes. The passive house standard as defined by the international passive house association.

Passive house clients and consultants often require thermal performance data for windows and doors that is produced according to the en iso 10077 2 and en673 standards european thermal modelling methods. Up to aw pg70 up to stc 45 oitc 37 fer grade 20 and a simulated u value down to 0 13. A look at passive house doors. A certified passive house component the system achieves top performance ratings for structural acoustical forced entry resistance and thermal insulation.

98 of all north american certified projects were certified through phius in 2017 and 100 certified projects were guided by phius certified professionals. Picture window type component name manufacturer country material. To have a certified passive house the building s overall energy use is the deciding factor not the individual components. All klearwall passive house windows are certified by the passive house institute germany and are suitable for all types of passive house and non passive house buildings.

The phius certified data for windows program reviews manufacturer supplied specifications for window products and recommends products that are suitable for passive house by climate zone. Passive house passivhaus certified building standards the term passive house refers to a rigorous standard for energy efficiency in buildings. It offers the performance required to achieve the ultimate in energy efficient design and construction. This is equally true of entry doors side doors or patio doors.

Picture window type component name manufacturer country material u w efficiency class climate zones. Phius is the largest passive building certification in north america. It is a well recognized proven construction standard and quality assurance system. The defender 88ph system is a natural evolution in our history.

Passive house components are an important development in this process due to their low energy features. 300 300a series windows. In order to meet such high standards there are guidelines as the german passivhaus institut explains.